Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Apple iPad Touch 5th generation – Disassembling procedure – How to remove the case – How to remove the battery – How to remove the display - Ipads and ipods Repair and service

Category: Ipads and Iphones Repair and Service

Contents of this article

How to remove the back cover

How to remove the battery

How to remove the display

Apple iPad Touch 5th generation

DISASSEMBLING PROCEDURE

If your display glass is cracked, keep
further breakage contained and prevent bodily harm during your repair by taping
the glass.Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPod's display
until the whole face is covered.This will keep glass shards contained and provide structural
integrity when prying and lifting the display.
Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes from any glass shaken free during the
repair

The bottom of the screen (near the home
button) is held in place with strong adhesive.

Use a heat gun or hair dryer (low setting) to soften the adhesive.
As you start prying the screen off in the next stages, you may need to apply
more heat to keep the glue warm and flexible.

Center the suction cup on the lower section
of the glass, with its edge centered over the home button.

Press in firmly and make sure the cup has a strong seal.

Hold the iPod firmly against a table or
bench.

Place your thumb and index finger over the
lower corners of the display to stop the display from opening too far when the
adhesive breaks.

Lift the suction cup up and back toward the
top of the iPod. Be patient, and pull with firm, constant force until the
adhesive breaks and the display comes up from the rear case.

It may be necessary to use a heat gun to
soften the adhesive (especially in cooler climates). If you can pry the screen
apart, and the adhesive is still sticking and pulling apart like cheese topping
on a pizza, you can slide a thin razor blade in and gently cut the adhesive.

After the display begins to lift from the
rear case, be careful not to lift more than about an inch a fragile plastic
frame still connects the display assembly to the rear case.

In the following steps, you will be loosening
and freeing the plastic frame that surrounds the screen. It is connected to the
rear case with several clips.

Starting at the top right of the device, insert a plastic opening tool into the
gap between the plastic frame and the aluminum rear case.
Slide the tool down this crack, loosening the frame from the case.

Insert the plastic opening tool between the
frame and the rear case behind the first clip. Rock the tool sideways, to
spread the gap behind the clip and separate it from the rear case.

This may not free the clip initially, but repeating the procedure for each clip
will begin to loosen the piece.

Repeat the procedure with the next two clips
on this side.

You may have to go back and forth between the clips to free all of them. Take
your time and be careful and patient, as the plastic frame is quite fragile.

Moving on to the left side of the device,
insert a plastic opening tool into the gap between the plastic frame and the
aluminum rear case near the top.

Slide the tool down this crack, loosening the frame from the case.

Insert the plastic opening tool between the
frame and the rear case behind the first clip on the left side.

Rock the tool sideways, to spread the gap behind the clip and separate it from
the rear
case.

Repeat the procedure with the next two clips
on this side.

Insert the plastic opening tool between the plastic frame and aluminum rear
case behind the second clip.
Rock the tool sideways, loosening the clip from the case.

Using the same procedure, loosen the last
clip securing the plastic frame to the rear case.

Insert the plastic opening tool between the
display assembly and the rear case near the top of the iPod.

Slightly twist the opening tool to pry the front panel up from the
rear case.
Separate the display assembly from the iPod.
Do not try to completely remove the front panel, as it is still connected by
several cables.

Gently fold the display over away from the
rest of the iPod, taking care not to disconnect or break any of the ribbon
cables. Set the two halves flat on a table or bench.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry the home button switch up from
the LCD plate.
It may be necessary to use a heat gun or hair dryer to soften the adhesive on
the back of the home button. Always use a low heat setting.
Do not attempt to remove the home button switch, as it is connected to
components below the LCD plate.

Turn the iPod over and heat the
BACK of the aluminium iPod case. Do not heat the battery.
The aluminium case does not have to be hot; you should always be able to touch
heated parts with your fingers at all times without it being uncomfortable.

There are three notches on either side of the
battery. In the next few steps, you will be using these notches to gradually
pry the battery up from the rear case.

The battery is secured with large amounts of adhesive, so you'll
need to go slowly and carefully to avoid puncturing or creasing the battery.Insert a plastic opening tool into
the top right notch and gently pry up on the battery.
Do not attempt to pry up the entire battery at this point; you just want to
start to loosen the adhesive at each of the prying points, in turn.

Continue with the lower right notch. Insert
the plastic opening tool into the notch, and gently pry up on the side of the
battery.

Continue prying the battery up from the
bottom.
When prying along the bottom, be careful not to press down too hard against the
speaker or headphone jack.

Pry along the left side as well.

You may need to move back and forth between the sides and bottom of the
battery, prying a small amount at a time until the battery is entirely free
from the adhesive.

Once all of the adhesive is loosened, lift
the battery up from the bottom and swing it out over the left side of the rear
case.

Be sure not to yank it out, as it is soldered to the logic board.
Flip the battery over to straighten its cable and set it down.

Use the flat end of a spudger to flip the
front-facing camera out of its socket in the display assembly.

Use the tip of a spudger to peel back a small
piece of tape covering a screw on the side of the headphone jack.

Remove the following screws securing the
headphone jack, Lightning connector, and speaker.

Three 2.6 mm #00 Phillips screws
Two 2.0 mm #00 Phillips screws

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the
speaker up from the rear case.

Do not try to remove the speaker, as it is soldered to the
Lightning connector assembly.

Grasping the large ribbon cable, gently pull
the Lightning connector assembly out of the bottom of the case.

Flip the entire assembly over, exposing the
back of the logic board.

Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the digitizer cable from the logic
board.

Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the
display cable from its socket in the logic board.

Flip the Lightning connector/logic board
assembly back over to expose the top of the logic board.

The display cable is lightly adhered to the top of the logic board.
Use the flat end of a spudger to peel the display cable up from the logic board.